Being the female-head of the family, Ms Ken Sinoun is working hard to support her family and provide a proper shelter for her 8-year-old daughter and her elderly parent after her relationship with her husband broke down. “As a divorced woman it is very hard to work alone to support the family, and at the same time save up to build a proper house.” She said.

Her house was not in a good enough condition to provide the security, safety, and comfort her daughter and parent needed. With a strong commitment to provide better safety and comfort for her family, Ken Sinoun decided to renovate her house by expanding the space and building a new latrine which would provide easy access, particularly for her elderly parent and young daughter.

The combined income from her grocery shop and laundry business of USD 500 per month enabled her to take out a USD 10,000 home improvement loan from First Finance. The total loan tenure is for 60 months, and Ken Sinoun was pleased with the repayment terms as well as First Finance’s service. “I am very thankful to First Finance for providing me with a loan to renovate my home for the family.” She added.